diff --git a/cmd/lncli/commands.go b/cmd/lncli/commands.go
index 2b390048b94..9a5a9a0acfd 100644
--- a/cmd/lncli/commands.go
+++ b/cmd/lncli/commands.go
@@ -1954,6 +1954,12 @@ func closedChannels(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+var cltvLimitFlag = cli.UintFlag{
+	Name: "cltv_limit",
+	Usage: "the maximum time lock that may be used for " +
+		"this payment",
+}
+
 var sendPaymentCommand = cli.Command{
 	Name:     "sendpayment",
 	Category: "Payments",
@@ -2000,6 +2006,7 @@ var sendPaymentCommand = cli.Command{
 			Usage: "percentage of the payment's amount used as the" +
 				"maximum fee allowed when sending the payment",
 		},
+		cltvLimitFlag,
 		cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:  "payment_hash, r",
 			Usage: "the hash to use within the payment's HTLC",
@@ -2119,6 +2126,7 @@ func sendPayment(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 			Amt:            ctx.Int64("amt"),
 			FeeLimit:       feeLimit,
 			OutgoingChanId: ctx.Uint64("outgoing_chan_id"),
+			CltvLimit:      uint32(ctx.Int(cltvLimitFlag.Name)),
 		}
 
 		return sendPaymentRequest(client, req)
@@ -2266,6 +2274,7 @@ var payInvoiceCommand = cli.Command{
 			Usage: "percentage of the payment's amount used as the" +
 				"maximum fee allowed when sending the payment",
 		},
+		cltvLimitFlag,
 		cli.Uint64Flag{
 			Name: "outgoing_chan_id",
 			Usage: "short channel id of the outgoing channel to " +
@@ -2312,7 +2321,9 @@ func payInvoice(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 		Amt:            ctx.Int64("amt"),
 		FeeLimit:       feeLimit,
 		OutgoingChanId: ctx.Uint64("outgoing_chan_id"),
+		CltvLimit:      uint32(ctx.Int(cltvLimitFlag.Name)),
 	}
+
 	return sendPaymentRequest(client, req)
 }